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American Revolution Practice Test

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
American Colonist who supported Great Britain during the war for Independence
a)
Hessians
b)
Loyalist
c)
Patriots
d)
Neutrals
2.
American Colonist who supported the war for Independence
a)
Hessians
b)
Loyalist
c)
Patriots
d)
Neutrals
3.

Who wrote the Declaration of Independence?

a)

George Washington

b)

Sam Adams

c)

John Adams

d)

Thomas Jefferson

4.

The Declaration of Independence has 27 grievances against King George III. What is a grievance?

a)

reasons for the "break-up" (a complaint)

b)

a last ditch effort to get back together (last chance)

c)

reasons why the colonies like King George (a positive review)

d)

peace treaty between US and England

5.
Thomas Paine's pamphlet "Common Sense" was trying to convince colonists to...
a)
Boycott British taxes
b)
Shoot British troops
c)
Remain loyal to King George III
d)
Declare independence from Britain 
6.

What was one result of the Treaty of Paris of 1783?

a)

Great Britain recognized the United States as an independent country.

b)

Competing Seminole and Spanish claims in West Florida were resolved.

c)

The British navy agreed to stop pressing American sailors into service.

d)

British territory in eastern Canada was ceded to France.

7.
Which battle started the American Revolution?
a)
Battle of Yorktown
b)
Lexington and Concord
c)
Saratoga
d)
Trenton and Princeton
8.
Finish this American Colonist Motto, "No Taxation without..."
a)
Transportation
b)
Relaxation
c)
Sensation
d)
Representation
9.
This was a tax on all printed materials in the 13 Colonies.
a)
Stamp Act
b)
Sugar Act
c)
Tea Act
d)
Townshend Act
10.
Why were the American Colonist taxed after the French and Indian War?
a)
Britain was in debt and needed money
b)
That was the agreement with the Native Americans
c)
They made too much money
d)
Townshend Acts
11.
How did the colonist protest against the tea tax?
a)
Dressed up like Native Americans
b)
Boston Massacre
c)
Dumped tea into Boston harbor
d)
Didn't pay the tax on the East India Tea
12.
Who was the first choice to command the Continental Army?
a)
Thomas Jefferson
b)
Benjamin Franklin
c)
Thomas Paine
d)
George Washington
13.

Why did the British put a tax on paper materials in the colonies? (The Stamp Act)

a)

The British did not like the colonists

b)

The British would use that money to buy weapons

c)

King George needed money to pay the soldiers

d)

The British were in debt because of the French/Indian war

14.

What was the name of the group of protesters that formed in Boston in response to the Stamp Act (and sometimes threatened violence to frighten tax collectors)?

a)

The Tea Tax

b)

Patrick Henry

c)

The Sons of Liberty

d)

The British Parliament

15.

This event happened when a crowd of protesters threw snowballs and rocks at British soldiers, who then fired into the crowd.

a)

Boston Massacre

b)

Boston Tea Party

c)

Stamp Act

d)

4th of July

16.

What was the name of the event in Boston on December 1773, where people dumped chests of tea into the Boston Harbor in protest?

a)

The Stamp Act

b)

The Boston Tea Party

c)

The Revolutionary War

d)

The battle of Bunker Hill

17.

He was the King of England during the American Revolution. He was often blamed for being a tyrant.

a)

King Phillip

b)

King Charles

c)

George Washington

d)

King George III

18.

What was the name of the new laws that the British imposed on the colonies, as a result of The Boston Tea Party?

a)

The Intolerable Acts

b)

The Townshend Act

c)

The Boston Tea Party

d)

The First Continental Congress

19.

What was the name of the Intolerable Act that declared the colonists to provide shelter, food, and weapons to the British soldiers?

a)

The Quartering Act

b)

The Massachusetts Government Act

c)

The Administration of Justice Act

d)

The Boston Port Act

20.

Which document do we celebrate on the 4th of July?

a)

The Constitution

b)

Declaration of Independence

c)

The Pledge of Allegiance

d)

The 14 Amendments

21.
Who won the American Revolution?
a)
The British
b)
The American Colonists
22.

To refuse to buy or use certain goods or services

a)

siege

b)

prohibit

c)

boycott

d)

traitor

23.

A letter writing campaign that became a major tool of protest in the colonies

a)

committee of correspondence

b)

ally

c)

militia

d)

petition

24.

A type of warfare in which small, informal military groups use surprise attacks and hit-and-run tactics

a)

siege

b)

mercenary

c)

total war

d)

guerrilla warfare

25.

An army of citizens who serve as soldiers during an emergency

a)

volunteer unit

b)

mercenaries

c)

militia

d)

Continental Army

26.

Colonial militia volunteers who were prepared to fight at a minute's notice

a)

mercenaries

b)

allies

c)

Patriots

d)

minutemen

27.

Hessians

a)

German soldiers hired to fight for the British in the American Revolution

b)

German soldiers hired to fight for the Americans in the American Revolution

c)

French soldiers hired to fight for the Americans in the American Revolution

d)

French soldiers hired to fight for the British in the American Revolution

28.

Marquis de Lafayette

a)

French aristocrat who served in the Continental army under Washington

b)

philosopher and writer who supported revolution in America and Europe

c)

German soldier brought in to train the Continental army

d)

primary author of the Treaty of Paris ending the American Revolution

29.

What did the Proclamation of 1763 require of the colonists

a)

To no longer trade with the Indians

b)

Could not settle west of the Appalachain Mountains

c)

To pay a tax on paper goods

d)

To move west of the Appalachain Mountains

30.

Why was the Proclamation of 1763 issued by England

a)

To keep peace with the Indians and avoid another war

b)

To help pay for the French and Indian War

c)

So the colonists could safely return to England

d)

To maintain peace with the Spanish in Florida

31.

What were the unalienable rights listed in the Preamble

a)

Life, Love, and Happiness

b)

Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness

c)

Safety, Forture, and Honor

d)

Faith, Hope, and Love

32.

The ___________ War was between __________ and _________, and was due to the fact that the colonists did not like the way the British were treating them, especially when it came to taxes.

a)

French and Indian; America;

France

b)

Revolutionary;

America

Great Britain

c)

Revolutionary;

France;

Great Britain

d)

French and Indian;

France;

Great Britain

33.

The Battle of __________ was the “turning point” of the Revolutionary War as the greatest victory for the American forces.

a)

Valley Forge

b)

Lexington

c)

Concord

d)

Saratoga

34.

In 1765, Parliament passed the ____________________ which required colonists to pay a ____ for an official stamp on all public papers.

a)

Stamp Act;

tax

b)

Quartering Act;

tax

c)

Intolerable Acts;

fee

d)

Townshend Acts;

tax

35.
After the Boston Tea Party...
a)
England did not tax the colonists
b)
King George surrendered
c)
King George closed Boston Harbor and created the Intolerable Acts
36.
Which of the following words means complaints?
a)
concludes
b)
endowed
c)
ends
d)
grievances 
37.
In 1753-1764, the _____________________ was fought between England and the French and it cost England a lot of money. 
a)
American Revolution 
b)
Battle of Trenton 
c)
French & Indian War
d)
Boston Tea Party
38.
 The stamp act was imposed on paper goods such as newspapers and playing cards.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
39.
What was stated in the Proclamation of 1763?
a)
Colonists were banned from settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
b)
Colonists were encouraged to begin settling west of the Appalachian Mountains.
c)
The Proclamation ended the French and Indian War. 
d)
The Proclamation proclaimed independence for the American colonists. 
40.

British soldiers and army

a)

Continental Army

b)

Red Coats

41.

Continental General who accepted Cornwallis' surrender.

a)

George Washington

b)

John Adams

c)

Duke Ellington

42.

Soldiers in the Continental Army were also known as…

they also wanted independence

a)

Loyalists

b)

Patriots

43.

"It's Common Sense to be independent from a King."

a)

Stephen King

b)

John Grisham

c)

Thomas Paine

d)

Andy McDowell

44.

Authored the official document to declare independence…

a)

Thomas Jefferson

b)

Anthony McKey

c)

Ed McMahon

d)

Bella Edwards

45.

Leader of the Sons of Liberty was...lead boycotts of British goods to protest taxes.

a)

Richard Burton

b)

Vincent Vito

c)

Sam Adams

46.

First American to die at the Boston Massacre and

the American Revolution…

a)

Christopher Reeeve

b)

Christopher Columbus

c)

Cripus Attucks

d)

Ben Musilli

47.

Crispus Attucks was killed by the redcoats during the Boston Massacre. The man who defended the redcoats (was their lawyer) was…

a)

John Adams

b)

Pugsly Adams

c)

John McKinney

d)

Gomez Adams

48.

This inventor is responsible for the colonial alliance with France…

a)

Frank Johnson

b)

Ben McEntire

c)

Ben Adams

d)

Ben Franklin

49.

This major-general from France fought in the American Revolution...

a)

Mark Lopez

b)

Marc Anthony

c)

Marquis de LaFayette

50.

Stated that freedom was worth dying for when he famously said “give me liberty or give me death”…

a)

Patrick Henry

b)

Harry Henry

c)

Gregg Abbott

d)

Robert Brady